1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2017 1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1984 File:Thad Cochran 1977 Congressional photo.jpg 150x150px Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) 267,302 45.29% 255px 170px County results 170px Congressional district results Cochran: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Dantin: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Evers: #e6e6e6 30–40% #d9d9d9 40–50% #bdbdbd 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% U.S. Senator James Eastland Democratic Party (United States) Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) File:JFK and Charles Evers (cropped).jpg Charles Evers Independent 133,646 22.64% 3x4.svg Maurice Dantin Democratic Party (United States) 187,541 31.77% The 1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland decided to retire. Republican Thad Cochran won the open seat, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi since the end of Reconstruction in 1881.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 96 It was also the first time since 1877 that a Republican won this Senate seat. Democratic primary Candidates Maurice Dantin, former District Attorney1978-06-06 Primary Elections In Eight States Dominated By California Tax Vote The Ledger The New York Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ngsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196,1592291&dq=maurice+dantin&hl=en live https://archive.today/20120717032809/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ngsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196,1592291&dq=maurice+dantin&hl=en July 17, 2012 Google News June 18, 2015 Cliff Finch, Governor of Mississippi Robert L. Robinson Charles L. Sullivan, former Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Richard C. Tedford Bill Waller, former Governor of Mississippi Helen M. Williams Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51905 MS US Senate - D Primary July 20, 2018 Our Campaigns Maurice Dantin Democratic Party (United States) 102,968 29.01% Cliff Finch Democratic Party (United States) 98,751 27.83% Charles L. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 78,702 22.18% William L. Waller Democratic Party (United States) 74,465 20.98% Robert L. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) 15,879 4.20% Richard C. Tedford Democratic Party (United States) 4,201 1.11% Helen M. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 2,937 0.78% 377,903 100.00% Runoff results Democratic primary runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51906 MS US Senate - D Runoff Primary July 20, 2018 Our Campaigns Maurice Dantin Democratic Party (United States) 235,904 65.35% Cliff Finch Democratic Party (United States) 125,109 34.66% 361,013 100% Republican primary Candidates Thad Cochran, U.S. Representative from Jackson Charles W. Pickering, Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=210032 MS US Senate - R Primary July 20, 2018 Our Campaigns Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) 50,857 68.97% Charles W. Pickering Republican Party (United States) 22,880 31.03% 73,737 100% General election Candidates Thad Cochran, U.S. Representative from Jackson (Republican) Maurice Dantin, former District Attorney (Democratic) Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette (independent) Henry Jay Kirksey, civil rights activist and candidate for governor in 1975Manning-Miller Don Henry J. Kirksey (1915 — 2005) https://www.crmvet.org/mem/kirksey.htm live 2 Apr 2022 Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement https://web.archive.org/web/20061004011950/http://www.crmvet.org/mem/kirksey.htm October 4, 2006 (independent) Campaign Evers was the first African American elected since the Reconstruction era to be mayor in any Mississippi city, in 1969. He ran as an independent, and as a result his campaign divided the Democrats and allowed Cochran to win the Senate seat with a 45 percent plurality.Black Earl https://archive.org/details/riseofsouthernre00earl_0/page/118 The Rise of Southern Republicans Merle Black Harvard University Press 2003 978-0-674-01248-6 118 registration This made Cochran the first Republican in a century to win a statewide election (other than a presidential election) in Mississippi.November 7, 1978 Results of Elections Across the Nation The Blade https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FHYUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5984,2906813&dq=thad+cochran&hl=en April 18, 2010 Eastland resigned on December 27, 1978, to give Cochran a seniority advantage over new incoming senators.December 27, 1978 Eastland Quits Early To Aid His Successor The Blade Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FUAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hwIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3152,1047304&dq=thad+cochran&hl=en April 19, 2010 Results Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1978http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5320 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1979 Republican Party (United States) Thad Cochran 267,302 45.29% Democratic Party (United States) Maurice Dantin 187,541 31.77% Independent Charles Evers 133,646 22.64% Independent Henry Jay Kirksey 1,747 0.30% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1978 United States Senate elections References Works cited Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Mississippi 1978 Category:1978 Mississippi elections